Luke 14:31
Or what king going to make war against another king does not sit down first and consult whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that comes against him with twenty thousand?
Proverbs 20:18
Every thought must be ordered by counsel, and with intelligence war is made.
1 Kings 20:11
And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girds on his harness boast as he that puts it off.
2 Kings 18:20-22
Thou sayest (but they are but vain words), I have counsel and strength for the war. Now on whom dost thou trust, that thou hast rebelled against me?
Proverbs 25:8
Do not go forth hastily to strive lest thou know not what to do in the end thereof when thy neighbour has put thee to shame.
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